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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Sam Malinski Mattias Ekholm

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSam Malinski: Goals, 0.10 a game, 74th percentileSam Malinski: Assists, 0.39 a game, 83rd percentileSam Malinski: Points, 0.49 a game, 82nd percentileSam Malinski: Shots, 2.00 a game, 89th percentileSam Malinski: Hits, 0.56 a game, 35th percentileSam Malinski: Corsi for %, 58.7%, 97th percentileSam Malinski: CF% rel, 3.4, 87th percentileSam Malinski: On-ice xG %, 61.7%, 99th percentileSam Malinski: Rating, +14.8 goals above replacement, 96th percentileSam Malinski: Chances created, 0.28 xG per 60, 79th percentileSam Malinski: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 21st percentileSam Malinski: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 70th percentileMattias Ekholm: Goals, 0.07 a game, 61st percentileMattias Ekholm: Assists, 0.43 a game, 89th percentileMattias Ekholm: Points, 0.50 a game, 83rd percentileMattias Ekholm: Shots, 1.60 a game, 79th percentileMattias Ekholm: Hits, 0.79 a game, 49th percentileMattias Ekholm: Corsi for %, 55.7%, 93rd percentileMattias Ekholm: CF% rel, 8.5, 99th percentileMattias Ekholm: On-ice xG %, 58.1%, 98th percentileMattias Ekholm: Rating, +15.3 goals above replacement, 97th percentileMattias Ekholm: Chances created, 0.31 xG per 60, 84th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shot quality, 4.2% a shot, 80th percentileMattias Ekholm: Finishing, -3.7 goals above expected, 3rd percentile
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On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Sam Malinski
Mattias Ekholm

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The numbers

Sam Malinski D, COL 2025-26 Mattias Ekholm D, EDM
82 Games played 82
8 Goals 6
32 Assists 35
40 Points 41
0.49 Points per game 0.50
43 Plus/minus 32
164 Shots 131
4.9 Shooting % 4.6
46 Hits 65
22 Penalty minutes 30
17:37 Average ice time 20:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
58.7 Corsi for % 55.7
+3.4 CF% relative to team +8.5
58.7 Fenwick for % 56.1
61.7 Expected goals for % 58.1
+6.1 xGF% relative to team +11.3
70.2 Goals for % 55.6
103.5 PDO 99.5
383 Shot attempts taken 267
Expected goals, all situations
6.9 Expected goals 8.7
0.28 Expected goals per 60 0.31
2.7% Chance per attempt 4.2%
+1.1 Goals above expected -3.7
Rating, in goals
+14.8 Goals above replacement +15.3
+2.5 Wins above replacement +2.5
+5.6 Even-strength offence +9.5
+5.6 Even-strength defence +2.0
-0.1 Power play -0.2
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.8
-1.2 Penalties -0.9
Contract
$1.4M Cap hit $6.25M
$35K Cap dollars per point $152K
$13.3M Worth at the going rate $13.7M
+$11.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$7.4M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean